Hot-air-register shield



Patented May 8, 1928.

uNrr-Eo STATES PATIENT OFFICE.

EDITH M. EvERHAnnoF CANTON, oHxo, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO WILLARD MILLER, or MAssILLoN, OHIO. v 1

Bonnie-REGISTER SHIELD.

Application filed a rn 19, 1927. seriaim. 184,890.

The invention relates to attachments for hot air registers and more particularly to a shield arranged to be detachably connected to a register for preventing smoke, soot and dust from marring the walls adjacent to the register.

The object of the invention is to. provide a detachable bracket for supporting a fabric shield or screen at the top of a wall register or at the side adjacent to the wall of a floor register; this shield being so arranged that it does not in any manner interfere with the circulation of the heated air through the register, while at the same time it defleets the heated air away from the wall adjacent to the register, preventing the wall from being marred by the smoke or dust laden air contacting therewith.

An embodiment of the invention is illus trated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved shield or screen applied to a wall register, and

Fig. 2, a detached perspective view of one end portion of the supporting bracket.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawing.

A hot air wall register of any usual and ordinary construction is indicated generally at 1. As is well known, where registers of this kind are used in connection with hot air heating system, the heated air passing from the register passes up from the register, contacting with the wall in which the register is mounted.

This heated air from the furnace being laden with dust, smoke and soot quickly mars and disfigures the wall above the register. a

In order to overcome this disfiguring of the wall adjacent to the register, I have devised a detachable shield arranged to be connected to the register and to extend over the top of the same to deflect the dust and smoke laden heated air away from the wall in which the register is mounted.

The frame for this shield may be formed of two substantially triangular end pieces 2, formed of sheet metal, the two side edges of the sheet being preferably rolled into tubular beads as shown at 3 and 4: while the upper edge ma be provided with the inturned curved tange5. j

The flange 5 preferably terminatesshort of each end of the sheet as best shown in Fig. 52, leaving the upper ends of the tubular beads 3 and 4 uncovered.

This construction 'permits the angular ends 6 of the connecting rods 7 to be inserted into the upper open ends of the heads 3 and 4.

A hook 8 provided with an angular end portion 9 is arranged to be inserted into the lower end of each bead 4. The hooked ends 10 of these hook-s may be inserted into the grating of the register 1, as shown in Fig. l, supporting the frame for the shield in the position shown.

In order to deflect the air from the register away from the Wall, and to catch and retain soot and smoke which may pass therefrom, a fabric shield or curtain 11, formed of cheesecloth or the like is supported upon the rods 7. A casin 12 may be formed at each longitudinal e ge of this curtain or shield for the purpose of receiving the rods 7 and provided for easily removing or replacing the curtain when the same has become soiled.

This shield or curtain prevents dust or smoke laden air from rising from the register and contacting with the adjacent side wall, the air being either deflected outward beneath the shield or filtered through the same, the dust and soot collecting upon the under side of the curtain. Thus the wall protected from becoming soiled or discolored by any smoke or dust which escapes through the register.

I claim:

1. A shield for a. hot air register includinga pair of substantially triangular, sheet metal end members, hooks connected to said end members for engagement with the register, rods connected at their ends to the upper corner portions of the end members and a fabric curtain connected at its side edges to said rods.

2. A shield for a hot air register including a pair of substantially triangular, sheet metal end members, hooks connected to the lower corner portions of said end members. for engagement with the register, rods de-' metalend members, hooks'connected 'to said end members for engagement-with then-cg ister, rods connected attheir ends to the upper corner portions of the end members and a fabric curtain provided With casings at its side edges for receiving said rods.

4. A shield fora hot air register" includ ing a pair of end members, tubular beads formed at the edgestof Silld end members,

rods having angular ends for insertion into said tubular beads, a fabric curtain connected at its side edges to said rods and means for connecting said sh-iehl to the register.

5. A shield for a hot air register including a pair of end members, tubular beads formed at the edges of sald end members.

rodsliavi nrg angular ends for insertion into said tubular heads, a fabric curtain connected at its'sidvedges to said rods, and hooks connected to said beads for engagement with the register.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed myname.

EDITH M. EVER HARD; 

